Today Matters A Great Deal

During lunch today I decided to get my truck washed. As I was waiting by the window like a little kid for my truck to come down the line I met a man who may have been the most talkative guy ever. He kind of reminded me of good ole Augustus McCrae (for the sake of the rest of this blog I will refer to him as Gus, and if you don't know who Augustus McCrae is then I don't know if we can be friends).

Gus was every bit in his 70's and in need of a bench to sit on and use his inhaler. At first, I gave him the polite nod and went back to seeing my truck get sprayed. Then Gus broke the silence with a penetrating statement; he said, "My doctor told me 30 years ago to stop smoking, now he tells me it isn't going to make a difference because it has already killed me." I must confess, his remarks left me with nothing to say except, "I'm sorry to hear that."

Over the next few minutes Gus shared with me his regret in not taking his doctors advice and how he wished he could take that one choice back. Now, Gus seems to be the kind of guy that doesn't let to many things bother him and it wasn't long before he gave the "there is not much you can do about it now speech" and we wrapped up our conversation and I drove off.

While I was leaving the parking lot I couldn't help but imagine what the Gus of 30 years ago would think about the Gus of today. Would he adjust or let this play out just the way it is ?

It leaves me thinking about a Maxwell quote:

"Yesterday shapes who we are today,
just as today shapes who we will be tomorrow."

Today, you and I will make choices that don't seem to be significant in the fabric of our lives, but the choices will navigate us toward our future. The challenge we face is in making choices that will help us get to where we want to go and be the people we want to be. Choose wisely.

Heart and Soul,
BAG
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